English
Shanchez
Shanchez comes from Spanish Sánchez, and goes back to Sancho.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSancho
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentSánchez
- EnglishtodayShanchez
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSancho
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentSánchez
- EnglishtodayShanchez
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- ‘to make sacred’
consecration, sacrilege, sacramental, consecrate, 11 more
through Proto-Italic *sankiō ‘to consecrate’
through Latin sānctus ‘sacred, made inviolable, having been…’
saint, sanctuary, santo, sanctity, sanctum, sanctification, 5 more
Today it means
name A surname from Spanish, variant of Sánchez.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish Sancho / Shanchez